… reviews on its Web store, attempting to stamp out efforts by merchants and manufacturers seeking to boost the appeal of their products. The Next Big Competitors for Android Pay and Samsung Pay: Banks (Recode) Capital One has become the first U.S. bank to release tap-to-pay functionality in its Android app, giving in-store shoppers a way to pay…

… the changes he’s seen in his 16 years in ad-tech and how location influences ironSource’s services. Jason Richelson is the founder and chief strategy officer at ShopKeep, which began life as POS software provider and now offers hardware, payments, marketing, and analytics to SMB customers. Before ShopKeep, Richelson co-founded gourmet food and wine…

…. Uber’s Business Model Could Change Your Work (New York Times) Oll the ways that Uber could change the world, the most far-reaching may be found closest at hand: your office. You may not be contemplating becoming an Uber driver any time soon, but the Uberization of work may soon be coming to your chosen profession. Restaurant Discovery App Zomato…

… companies have launched what they claim is an industry first: The ability for brands to “re-target” online and mobile ads to shoppers based on the actual items they have been looking at in-store. Zomato Lays Groundwork for a Stateside Push — With Yelp in the Crosshairs (Street Fight) Last week, Zomato bought UrbanSpoon in a move that thrust…

…, Zomato is turning its eye to North America. Last week, the company bought UrbanSpoon from IAC in a move that thrust the restaurant-only reviews company into the spotlight of the American business press. Yelp, Google and others already compete with Zomato abroad to varying degrees of success, but the move marked a rare instance in which…

… their brands — at the local level. Local is a great way to create closer connections across search, social and mobile, in the moments where and when it matters. Uber Makes Nice With Cities, Offering Them Ride Data For Traffic Planning (ReadWrite) Uber is offering an olive branch to the city governments it’s often clashed with by sharing some of its…

…; Byers. But the company, whose service lets people order groceries from local stores such as Whole Foods and Costco and have them delivered on the same day, faces a long list of challenges to live up to the hype that comes with such a deal. Fidelity Introduces Location-Based Stock-Picking App, for Some Reason (New York Times) The brokerage firm…

… with stores in New England, southeast Texas and Chicago now support Apple Pay. The expansion comes as major chains like Safeway continue to sit on the sidelines in the mobile payment war. Target Flips the Switch on New In-Store Navigation Features (Street Fight) “We want to build mobile experiences that Target guests will love,” Alan Wizemann, VP…